Applications are being accepted for the 2021 Jorge and Darlene Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design, a first-of-its-kind national program supported by The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation. The program seeks to celebrate and highlight the work of individuals who support, develop, and manage the incorporation of art into the design of places and spaces across the United States.

The 2021 Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design will recognize an arts administrator with a track record of exemplary work in producing with intention to advance community, civic, or social good by implementing art-based processes and/or projects that lead to positive change in the built environment of a local community. The deadline to apply is Monday, March 15 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Americans for the Arts will award the recipient of the 2021 Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design with a grant package worth upwards of $50,000. The award will include a cash stipend and additional financial support covering continued learning opportunities, as well as dialogue and discussion about their work with national leaders in the arts and other allied fields. The winner will be announced in June with the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention.

A free virtual information session on the 2021 Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design will be held on ArtsU Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 to answer questions about the Prize and the application process. Register to attend the session live on Feb. 3 or to access a recording of the info session after that date.

Designed to empower all stakeholders in the public art process and to create a powerful platform to develop greater national visibility and appreciation of the unique role that the arts play in shaping our experience of the built environment, the Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design program—which bears the names of internationally recognized philanthropists Jorge M. Pérez and his wife, Darlene Boytell-Pérez—supports and champions the work and contributions of artists, public art administrators, and representatives from the civic design field.

Learn more about the Prize and how to apply

About The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation

The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation fulfills the philanthropic vision of Jorge M. Pérez, chairman and CEO of The Related Group, and his family to develop South Florida as an exemplary world-class urban center. The family foundation promotes sustainable, inclusive, and just communities by supporting programs and organizations focused on arts and culture, health and well-being, education, environment, and economic development—with a particular preference for programs and organizations that could serve as models for other urban centers. For more information, please visit www.jmperezfamilyfoundation.org.

Pictured: “Public Trust,” a free interactive traveling artwork by Paul Ramirez Jonas, asked Bostonians to consider the meaning of a promise during the 2016 presidential election. Photo by Ryan McMahon courtesy of Now + There.